Biology:Baranowskiella ehnstromi
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Baranowskiella ehnstromi is the smallest known beetle in Europe.[1] It lives only in the pores of the bracket fungus Phellinus conchatus, which grows on Salix caprea,[2] and Phellinus punctatus, which grows on various deciduous trees.[1] Its length is ca. 0.45–0.55 millimetres (0.018–0.022 in) and its width about 0.1 millimetres (0.0039 in).[2]
The beetle has been observed in Sweden, Finland , Austria,[2] Norway,[1] and the Czech Republic.[3] It was first described, along with the whole genus Baranowskiella, in 1997 by Ptiliidae specialist Mikael Sörensson and named after entomologists Rickard Baranowski and Bengt Ehnström. The beetle has a simple sound producing organ. It can fly and its diet consists of fungi spores.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Andersen, J.; Hanssen, O.; Ødegaard, F. (2003). "Baranowskiella ehnstromi Sörensson, 1997 (Coleoptera, Ptiliidae), the smallest known beetle in Europe, recorded in Norway". Norwegian Journal of Entomology 50 (2): 139–144. http://www.entomologi.no/journals/nje/2003-2/NJE_50_02_2003.pdf. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Kleinster Käfer Europas erstmals in Österreich beobachtet". Der Standard. 18 February 2014. http://derstandard.at/1392685450674/Kleinster-Kaefer-Europas-erstmals-in-Oesterreich-beobachtet.
- ↑ "Nejmenší brouk v Evropě žije i v Česku. Objevil ho houbař". iDnes. 23 August 2015. http://brno.idnes.cz/nejmensiho-brouka-nasel-mykolog-manak-dx4-/brno-zpravy.aspx?c=A150815_2184563_brno-zpravy_vh.
Wikidata ☰ Q4034847 entry
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